Association of co-existing vitamin B6 and B12 deficiency with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome: a case report
Patients with POEMS syndrome may have symptoms that are difficult to distinguish from deficiencies in vitamin B6 or vitamin B12. Management of POEMS should include screening of vitamin B6 and B12 to ensure other possible associated causes of symptoms are appropriately treated.
Authors
- Shengfei Hu
- Yujie Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4457-8325)
- Paul L. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-5678)
- Sharon Brown-Kunin
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Seattle University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Neurology
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-025-04069-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hereditary Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.91